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Private foundations South Portland, MEtax years 2024 to 2025

Private foundations in South Portland, ME

12 private foundations based in South Portland, ME filed a 990-PF in the last two years. In their latest returns they gave $2.7 million in 224 grants, and 3 say they accept applications.

Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2024 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Largest givers

By grants paid, latest return
  1. Granite Point FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2024 20 grants Preselected only $780,000 giving
  2. Forum FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $695,000 giving
  3. The Dorothea and Leo Rabkin FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2024 76 grants Preselected only $650,686 giving
  4. Atlantic Federal Credit Union FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 95 grants Accepts applications $267,348 giving
  5. The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $121,500 giving
  6. Cape Elizabeth Home DBA Jonah and Elizabeth Dyer Char CorpSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 10 grants Accepts applications $90,880 giving
  7. Hirshon Family Charitable FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 12 grants Preselected only $78,534 giving
  8. Gali FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 5 grants Preselected only $41,000 giving
  9. McCarthy Family FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $13,306 giving
  10. Ross Powers Foundation DBA Level Field FundSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $4,500 giving

Foundations that accept applications

Largest first

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Atlantic Federal Credit Union FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 95 grants Accepts applications $267,348 giving
  2. Cape Elizabeth Home DBA Jonah and Elizabeth Dyer Char CorpSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 10 grants Accepts applications $90,880 giving
  3. Ross Powers Foundation DBA Level Field FundSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $4,500 giving

Giving by cause

Grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture3 foundations $390,91333% of the total
  2. Education3 foundations $380,50032% of the total
  3. Human services5 foundations $234,77320% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture2 foundations $40,5003% of the total
  5. Environment1 foundation $30,0003% of the total
  6. Health2 foundations $24,8052% of the total
  7. 10 other causes $86,1717% of the total

Most active small givers

Foundations with under $1 million in assets, by the number of grants they listed.

  1. Ross Powers Foundation DBA Level Field FundSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2025 3 grants Accepts applications $4,500 giving
  2. The Robert G & Jane V Engel FoundSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $121,500 giving
  3. McCarthy Family FoundationSouth Portland, ME · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $13,306 giving